- Exposition
- Visite
- Partenariat
Guided tour with Studio Ossidiana
Registration required (limited places)
@ LUCA + Municipal Park
— Part 1 : The exhibition at LUCA
The exhibition “Living Thresholds : Towards Cohabitation in Architectural Design” explores the relationship between human and non-human living beings in Luxembourg City and other European countries through architecture, urban planning, and art.
After a short introduction by LUCA, Studio Ossidiana will present its contribution to the exhibition : “Garden of Models”, a collection of small-scale architectural projects that explore the garden as a shared space of encounter between humans and non-humans.
— Part 2 : The installation on the LUGA Art Trail
From the concept to the real-life experience ! Heading to the Municipal Park, Studio Ossidiana will accompany us to the discovery of the “Pigeon Tower”, a site of encounter between humans and pigeons that poetically elevates this often-overlooked species in urban environments.
This project is part of the “LUGA Art Trail : Animals of the Mind”, a series of site-specific sculptures, installations, video works, performances, and interventions revolving around the animal figure to actively engage visitors in the debates on our evolving relationships with the living.
Programme
- Start location : LUCA
- End location : Municipal Park
- Duration : ± 2h
- Language : EN
- Free, registration required (limited places)
Studio Ossidiana (Dordrecht, NL)
Studio Ossidiana is an award-winning practice working at the crossroads of architecture, design, and landscape, led by Giovanni Bellotti and Alessandra Covini. Balancing research and fabrication, the practice explores innovative approaches through buildings, materials, objects, and installations.
In 2018, Studio Ossidiana was awarded the Dutch Prix de Rome, the most prestigious prize for architects under the age of 35. The studio’s work has been exhibited in international exhibitions, among others, at Venice Architecture Biennale, Istanbul Design Biennale, Chicago Architecture Biennale, Rotterdam Architecture Biennale, and Shenzhen Architecture Biennale.
LUGA Art Trail: Animals of the Mind
Curator: Patrick (Boris) Kremer
The contemporary art trail Animals of the Mind was conceived as part of Luxembourg Urban Garden (LUGA). Inspired by the main LUGA theme, “Making the invisible visible”, it takes the form of a series of site-specific sculptures, installations, video works, performances and interventions revolving around the animal figure.
To say that animals have been an object of artistic interest since the dawn of time is to state the obvious. Each era in human history has developed its own codes of representation which, directly or indirectly, bear witness to our coexistence with non-humans, for better or for worse. In these depictions, animals generally hold a symbolic function, invariably conceived from an anthropocentric perspective.
Today, at a time when biodiversity itself is in danger of collapsing, how can we not see the proliferation of animal motifs in everyday life as a reflection of our growing alienation from nature? By exploring the tensions arising from this apparent contradiction, the works created for Animals of the Mind aim to actively engage visitors in the debates on our evolving relationships with the living, which are at the heart of the LUGA project.
